首都圏

しゅとけん

Meanings

1. Noun Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area
2. metropolitan area (of a capital)

Kanji

• 首 chief. Read as シュ.
• 都 metropolis
• 圏 sphere. Read as ケン.

Example sentences

• 現在、地震の影響で首都圏の交通網が麻痺している状況です。
  Currently, it is a situation in which transport links in the metropolitan area have been paralyzed due to the earthquake.

Common phrases

• 首都圏にある
• 首都圏と結ぶ
• 首都圏を展開する
• 首都圏に住む
• 首都圏で展開する

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